| Selected Causes of Death |
Number |
Rate |
| Fetal Deaths |
14 |
8.8 |
| Total Deaths, All Causes |
1,801 |
12.5 |
| ---Deaths under 1 Year |
14 |
8.8 |
| ---Deaths under 28 Days |
8 |
5.0 |
| Tuberculosis |
0 |
0.0 |
| Septicemia |
22 |
15.3 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection |
1 |
0.7 |
| Malignant Neoplasms |
415 |
289.0 |
| ---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum |
79 |
55.0 |
| ------Colon |
25 |
17.4 |
| ------Pancreas |
18 |
12.5 |
| ---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs |
149 |
103.8 |
| ------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung |
146 |
101.7 |
| ---of Female Breast |
31 |
21.6 |
| ---of Genitourinary Organs |
59 |
41.1 |
| ------Cervix Uteri |
3 |
2.1 |
| ------Ovarian and Other Uterine |
17 |
11.8 |
| ------Prostate |
18 |
12.5 |
| ------Bladder |
8 |
5.6 |
| ---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) |
97 |
67.5 |
| Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms |
7 |
4.9 |
| Diabetes Mellitus |
53 |
36.9 |
| Major Cardiovascular Disease |
718 |
500.0 |
| ---Diseases of the Heart |
583 |
406.0 |
| ------Ischemic Heart Disease |
362 |
252.1 |
| ---Hypertension |
7 |
4.9 |
| ---Cerebrovascular Diseases |
97 |
67.5 |
| ---Atherosclerosis |
6 |
4.2 |
| ---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries |
25 |
17.4 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza |
61 |
42.5 |
| ---Pneumonia |
58 |
40.4 |
| ---Influenza |
3 |
2.1 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions |
111 |
77.3 |
| Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma |
20 |
13.9 |
| Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent |
31 |
21.6 |
| ---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis |
22 |
15.3 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis |
14 |
9.7 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
37 |
25.8 |
| Congenital Anomalies |
7 |
4.9 |
| Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions |
12 |
8.4 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms |
84 |
58.5 |
| ---Motor Vehicle Injuries |
33 |
23.0 |
| ---Falls |
17 |
11.8 |
| ---Fires and Flames |
7 |
4.9 |
| ---Drownings |
2 |
1.4 |
| ---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) |
25 |
17.4 |
| Suicide |
14 |
9.7 |
| Homicide |
6 |
4.2 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) |
208 |
144.8 |
* All rates are deaths per 100,000 population except fetal deaths, deaths under 1 year, and deaths under 28 days, all of which are per 1,000 live births, and total deaths, which are per 1,000 population.
** Public Health Management Districts
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 2000